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I've posted 18 updates with photos and videos. I hope you've seen them all. I WILL BE CLOSING THIS CAMPAIGN on March 1. I'm making ONE LAST ASK to help offset the remaining $6,000 debt I have for Hularama dance competition, which exceeded my expectations by far. Thanks to any and all for your continued support. This was not a culmination, but a beginning of the next phase. I hope to dance forever!
With love and respect,
Jennie

Help a poet/writer celebrate her 71st year with a trip to a major ballroom dance competition on the Big Island of Hawaii in January. By the numbers—I’ll be dancing almost 100 times over the course of three days in events that include 22 different dance styles.

I’ve been partner dancing with a passionate commitment since 2013. My dance story has been called “an inspiration” and my intention in attending the Hularama 2018 competition is to encourage others to “go for it” and live their dreams and passions to the hilt.

Cruising the ballroom floor in the arms of a partner has profoundly changed my body, my mind and my spirit. Dancing is a better anti-depressant than any pill! And studies show that dancing, more than many other physical activities, helps prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s, and slows the debilitating effects of other diseases like Parkinson’s.
I hope you’ll become one of my valued partners and donate to “Jennie’s Chance to Dance.” I promise an abundance of photos and a complete report when I return.

SHOWING MY APPRECIATION

As little as $5 will make you a cohort in this venture, but if you want to give more, here are the perks I can offer:

$25.  A copy of my spoken word/music CD “Make Love Not War.”

$50. My CD plus… if you’re local, be my guest at an Arthur Murray Santa Rosa dance party (includes group lesson).

$100. My CD plus a personalized dance lesson


HOW I WILL USE THE MONEY

·      hotel accommodations for 4 nights (we must stay at the hotel where the competition takes place)

·      the opening luau and closing banquet/show

·      dancing with professional partner almost 100 times over 3 days

·      $45 per 88 heats (90 seconds each), special 4-dance competition @ $200, and solo couple routine @ $200.

Note: Total cost is actually $10,200. I’ve already received donations to cover airfare and ground transportation.
COMPETITION DETAILS

·      Age category: 70-79   Level: Full Bronze and Associate Silver
·      Partner: my teacher Zach Crawford
All events are professional/amateur except for amateur couples.
·      Dance Styles
       [American] Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz, Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, Bolero Mambo, Hustle, Samba
       [International] Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Rumba, Jive (two heats each)
      [Specialty] Argentine Tango, West Coast Swing, Salsa, Bachata



















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Jennie Orvino
Organizer
Santa Rosa, CA

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